Artist Constance Baltuck begins the painting that will eventually become an exhibit in the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center. Real life trees, dunes, creek, and mountains reflected in a draft of a painting.

Artist Constance Baltuck begins the painting that will eventually become an exhibit in the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center. Real life trees, dunes, creek, and mountains reflected in a draft of a painting.

Artist Constance Baltuck begins the painting that will eventually become an exhibit in the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center. Real life trees, dunes, creek, and mountains reflected in a draft of a painting.

Artist Constance Baltuck begins the painting that will eventually become an exhibit in the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center. Real life trees, dunes, creek, and mountains reflected in a draft of a painting.

The wise hiker makes extra noise in brushy terrain like this next to a stream in case bears are feeding, napping or on the move from point A to point B. No one likes to be surprised at close range. That goes for bears or people.

Artist-In-Residence Constance Baltuck begins the painting that will eventually become an exhibit in the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center. The stream depicted is Ahnewetut Creek on the east side of the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.